Sulky



(No Model.)

M. PAYNE.

SULKY.

No. 508,336 Patented Nov. 7, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN PAYNE, OF TROY, NEW YORK.

SULKY.

, SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 508,336, dated November 7, 1893.

Application filed May 22, 1893. Serial No. 476,047. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARTIN PAYNE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Troy, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sulkies; and I do hereby declare that the followingis afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in sulkies or road-carts, of that class or description known as bicycle-wheel sulkies, in which the wheels employed are very small as compared with the ordinary or old style sulkies.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved construction of sulky which shall possess superior advantages with respect to efficiency in use.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a sulky constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view.

In the said drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates the axle, substantially semi-circular in form, and made of wood, metal or other suitable material. This axle may be made of a single piece with its ends split or bifurcated forming arms 2, formed or provided with plates 3, having slots 4, or the axle may be made of two pieces of metal or other material, having the ends spread apart form When constructed in this manner, the two parts are securely united intermediate of their ends, by means of bolts, rivets or other fastening devices.

The numeral 5 designates the wheels, provided with journals 6, which engage and work in the slots 4, in the plates 3. These journals are provided with coiled springs 7 connected therewith and with the arms 2, thus forming elastic bearings therefor. It is obvious, however, that rubber springs or buffers may be employed in lieu-of the coiled springs, or any other device which forms a yielding bearing for said journals.

The numeral 8 designates the shafts, 9 the drivers seat; 10 the brace-rods connecting the shafts with the journals of the wheels.

From the above it will be seen, that when in use, the wheels will be yieldingly supported allowing them to give to a limited extent, thus insuring smoother running of the sulky.

By the peculiar construction and arrangement of the wheels and axle, very small wheels may be employed, while at the same time the drivers seat will be at about the same height as in the ordinary high-wheel sulky.

If desired, the plates 3 may be dispensed with and the slots which receive the journals of the wheels,be formed in the forked or bifurcated ends of the axle, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described-my invention, what .I claim is 1. In a sulky, the combination with asemicircular axlehaving its ends forked or bifurcated, and formed with slots, of the wheels having journals which work in said slots, and an elastic or yielding bearing for said journals, substantially as described.

2. In a sulky, the combination with a semicircular axle having its ends forked or bifurcated, and the plates secured thereto-provided with slots, of the wheels, the journals thereof working in said slots, and the coiled springs connected with said journals and the forked ends of the axle, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN PAYNE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. LANSING, JOHN H. MORRISON. 

